DaNaysia Ross

DaNaysia Ross is a master’s student concentrating in Medical Anthropology at The University of Memphis. She earned her B.A. in Anthropology at The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2018. Her research interest includes Black maternal health disparities, reproductive justice, kinship, and knowledge production. Her anthropological work is rooted in Black feminist theory and praxis through community-based participatory research methodologies. After completing her M.A program, She plans to continue her work in medical school where she aspires to become a Family Physician specializing in Obstetrics in an underserved community.